World Snooker Championship 2007

Sega returns to the baize as PlayStation 3 gets its first snooker simulation with World Championship Snooker 2007. Recreating the game in stunning detail, the game boasts 104 of the world's best players, with ten official tournaments to enter.

Besides the snooker season, you can try your hand at multiple varieties of pool, and wow the crowds in a Trickshot Championship, with a vast selection of shots to choose from.

High Definition visuals mean that shot-making is even more precise than in previous versions of the game, while an expanded create-a-player mode allows increased customisation.

Whether you're taking on your favourite player in a world famous tournament or lining up an elaborate trick shot, World Championship Snooker 2007 takes you closer to the sport than ever before.

• Snooker arrives on PlayStation 3 for the first time• Highly detailed visuals perfectly recreate the tournament atmosphere• Includes pool and trick shot modes• Also available on PlayStation 2 and PSP (PlayStation Portable)

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Sega brings the baize and the balls into High Definition with World Snooker Championship 2007.

Blade Interactive has carved out a great reputation as a developer of fine snooker simulations over the last few years, and on the strength of World Snooker Championship 2007 - the first version for PlayStation 3 - it's a reputation that's not in any danger.

WSC 2007 refines the gameplay of the series, and offers a gentle, enjoyable experience that allows mere mortals to build the kind of breaks that only the world's greats can manage in real life.

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Thanks to a range of guides - which can be adjusted to make the game more or less difficult, depending on your tastes - you can judge the power and line of your shots with a finesse that's pretty tricky on a real table. There's even a circle which helps to predict where the cue ball will end up. It means you can concentrate on the strategy of the game, by methodically building a break, making for some thoughtful and thoroughly satisfying gameplay.

Of course, as the official game of world snooker, there's a full line-up of realistically modelled pro players, and 10 real-world tournaments to enter. There's also pool and trick shots on offer, if you're after something a little more quick-fire than snooker. Either way, World Snooker Championship is a satisfying take on the popular sport.